Age, Biography and Wiki
Jerry Springer is an English-born American television presenter, producer, and former lawyer. He is best known for hosting the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show, which has been running since 1991. He has also hosted the game show Baggage and the courtroom series Judge Jerry.
Springer was born in London, England, to Jewish parents Margot (née Kallmann) and Richard Springer. He was raised in New York City and graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1965. He earned a B.A. degree from Tulane University in 1968 and a J.D. degree from Northwestern University in 1972.
Springer began his career as a political campaign adviser and lawyer. He served as a campaign adviser to Robert F. Kennedy and was a campaign aide to John Lindsay, the mayor of New York City. He was elected to the Cincinnati city council in 1971 and served as mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978.
In 1991, Springer began hosting The Jerry Springer Show, a tabloid talk show that has become one of the longest-running shows in television history. He has also hosted the game show Baggage and the courtroom series Judge Jerry.
Springer has been married twice. He married his first wife, Micki Velton, in 1973. They divorced in 1994. He married his second wife, model and actress Alison Lebovitz, in 1996. They have one daughter together.
| Popular As |
Gerald Norman Springer |
| Occupation |
producer,writer,actor |
| Age |
79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
13 February, 1944 |
| Birthday |
13 February |
| Birthplace |
London, England, UK |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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He is a member of famous Producer with the age 79 years old group.
Jerry Springer Height, Weight & Measurements
At 79 years old, Jerry Springer height is 6' (1.83 m) .
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6' (1.83 m) |
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Who Is Jerry Springer's Wife?
His wife is Margaret 'Micki' JoAnn Velten (16 June 1973 - 1994) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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| Wife |
Margaret 'Micki' JoAnn Velten (16 June 1973 - 1994) ( divorced) ( 1 child) |
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Jerry Springer Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jerry Springer worth at the age of 79 years old? Jerry Springer’s income source is mostly from being a successful Producer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Jerry Springer's net worth
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| The Jerry Springer Show (1991) | $3,500,000 /year (2007) |
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Timeline
Playing Billy Flynn in Broadway theatrical production of "Chicago." [August 2009]
Winner, 2008 Fox Reality Channel Really Award for "Favorite Host" for his appearance in America's Got Talent (2006).
Currently hosts a radio program on Air America Radio (political talk show). He soon will appear on Dancing With The Stars. [August 2006]
Hosting his new radio show on Air American Radio called "Springer on the Radio." [April 2005]
"Jerry Springer -- The Opera", performed at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton and Cambridge Theatre, was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical of 2003.
His talk show turned musical, Jerry Springer - The Opera performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and later at the Cambridge Theatre, was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
The sons of guest Nancy Campbell-Panitz, who was murdered by her ex-husband after the couple appeared on a "Springer" episode with his girlfriend, filed suit in Sarasota County (FL) Court against Springer, his producers and his distributor, USA Studios, claiming Springer created "a mood that led to murder." [July 2002]
Daughter Katie attended Barat College, from where she graduated in May 2001.
Was one of the "10 Most Fascinating People" in 1998.
The Jerry Springer Show (1991) debuts. It was developed by Cincinnati's WLWT-TV to replace its landmark Donahue (1967) (Phil Donahue and Springer both worked for WLWT-TV at the time). Springer was eventually forced to revamp its serious format in an attempt to save the show from being dropped by syndicators due to poor ratings. The rest, as they say, is history. [September 1991]
Was elected mayor of Cincinnati in 1977 for one year, receiving the largest plurality in history.
Daughter Katie (born 1976) was born without nasal passages, a condition which was fixed through surgery right after she was born. She is also legally blind and deaf in one ear. She worked as an assistant teacher at Chicago's Park School, working with children with special needs.
Won a seat on Cincinnati's Council-at-Large in 1971, but resigned in 1974 after police - raiding a Fort Wright, Kentucky "health club" - found a check he had written to a "massuse" for her services. Coming clean at a press conference, he admitted that he paid for sex with two personal checks in December 1973 and January 1974. His honesty worked, and he won back his seat in 1975.
Was a campaign aide to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's campaign. [1968]
Graduated in 1961 from Forest Hills High School in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.
Born in a London Underground station after his family fled the Holocaust. The family - mom Margot, dad Richard, and sister Evelyn - moved to Queens, New York in 1949 when Jerry was 5.
Jerry Springer was born on February 13, 1944 in London, England as Gerald Norman Springer.
Spearheaded the effort to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, and testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of ratification of what became the 26th Amendment to the Constitution.
